Please see below for updates and announcements from the Office of Human Resources.
Important Dates and Deadlines August 1: The annual auto-increase and auto-enrollment feature will be applied to employee contributions in the IC 403b Plan (see details below). August 4: Final Summer Restorative Friday August 22: Convocation and Community Picnic (see email from the Office of the Provost for details) August 22: Student Organization and Employment Fair August 23: Fall 2023 Classes Begin August 31: Cash Award applications for the Fall 2023 semester are due September 4: Labor Day Holiday
Making the Most of Your Retirement Savings
As of August 1 each year, eligible employees who are not currently enrolled or have elected to contribute less than 3% of their annual salary into the 403(b) retirement plan, will be auto enrolled into the retirement plan and will see a contribution made through payroll deduction in the amount of 3% their annual salary each payroll period following August 1. These employee contributions are made on a pre-tax basis and will be directed to the Target Income Moderate Model portfolio.
Also as of August 1 each year, employee contributions to the 403(b) retirement plan will automatically increase by 1% up to the maximum amount of 15% for automatic increases. The annual automatic increase feature has been in place since February of 2018 and is a tool that can assist employees with their long-term savings goals for retirement.
You can change your elections or stop your contributions at any time by logging on to the TIAA Website at: www.tiaa.com/ithaca. Once you log in, navigate to Retirement, choose Change Your Contributions, then Manage Contributions. For more step-by-step information, click here. If you have questions about the 403(b) retirement plan, please contact the Office of Human Resources at humanresources@ithaca.edu.
Upcoming Live TIAA Webinars
August 9th @ 12:00pm (ET): Live with confidence in retirement: 5 steps to creating your retirement income plan.
August 17th @ 2:00 pm (ET): W2W Charting your course: A financial guide for women.
August 23rd @ 3:00 pm (ET): Basic Social Security Strategies.
August 29th @ 1:00 pm (ET): Invest for success: Fine tuning your retirement strategy.
To sign up, visit: http://tiaa.org/webinars
Staff Council News
Congratulations to our Step Challenge Winners:
Karen Walls, Beth O’Neill, and Shadayvia Wallace
Congratulations to the winners of the Office Bauble Battle:
Ian Moore, Karen Walls, and Terri Beth Ledbetter
Thank you to all who came out to support the Staff Council Blood Drive.
We collected 25 units of blood!
Interested in being a Staff Council Member?
We are looking for at-large members to help cover areas without representatives. Reach out to staffcouncil@ithaca.edu if interested.
Welcome Home Wednesday
Are you new to the area and looking to meet other professionals? If so, Welcome Home Wednesday is a great way to meet others. Join them August 2nd from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm at Salt Point Brewery in Lansing if interested! There will be a few tables reserved with signage. The event is free though Salt Point has a delicious array of beers and food available for purchase, as well as non-alcoholic options. The brewery is extremely family friendly (kiddos & dogs welcome), so anyone is welcome to bring them along and make some new friends. Attendees are asked to register in advance to give the Welcome Home Wednesday team an idea of how many people to expect. Welcome Home Wednesday is presented by Tompkins Community Bank with support from Cayuga Health System, Silo Food Truck, The Ithaca Voice and Ithaca College.
IC Warm Welcome!
Sean Bartolis
Tim Carey
Kaleigh Domanick
Mark Eyerly
Bruce Greene
Tyler Heisey
Kaylee Johnson
Steve Kerem
Cecil Malone II
Laine Norton
Tommy Pearce
Izzy Pines
Pamela Pospisil
Tom Rishcoff
Sarah Smith
Jackie Stanton
Janet Sullivan
Kathie Wang
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